Category: Around CALS
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Posted on July 13, 2016
Teen workshop participants turn their camera on northern Wisconsin flooding
Life sciences communication professor Patty Loew and instructor Don Stanley went into this summer’s Tribal Youth Media Workshop at the Bad River Ojibwe Reservation with […]
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Posted on July 8, 2016
Hancock Ag Research Station celebrates centennial on July 28
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Hancock Agricultural Research Station will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Thursday, July 28 with an expanded set of events during the […]
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Posted on July 5, 2016
Q&A with John Powless: What it’s like to play on Wimbledon’s grass court
Wimbledon, which runs through July 10, is unique among tennis Grand Slam events. It’s the only major tournament to be played on grass – 100% perennial ryegrass […]
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Posted on June 27, 2016
APL report highlights status of Hmong in the Badger State
The population of Hmong in Wisconsin is still growing, but more slowly than in the 1990s—and, as of 2010, most Hmong living in Wisconsin were […]
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Posted on June 17, 2016
Five things everyone should know about the future of agriculture
1. Apps are critical to ag. Farmers use mobile technology for many things, including turning irrigation and other equipment on or off, maintaining pest counts from […]
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Posted on June 13, 2016
Video challenges Wisconsin boaters to help halt spiny water flea invasion
As Wisconsin’s boating season shifts into full gear, a team of University of Wisconsin and UW-Extension experts has released a video urging boaters to take […]
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Posted on June 3, 2016
How the Great Recession froze people in place, slowing migration patterns nationwide
Recent work from the Applied Population Laboratory shows that the economic shocks of the housing market crisis and Great Recession slowed down migration within the […]
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Posted on May 27, 2016
Panda poop study provides insights into microbiome, reproductive troubles
A stomachache can put a real damper on your love life — especially if you’re a giant panda. One minute it’s breeding season and you’re […]
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Posted on May 23, 2016
Snapshot Wisconsin: Trail cams to document state’s wildlife
With the help of between 4,000 and 5,000 strategically deployed trail cameras, a suite of remote sensing satellites and a global crowd-sourced database, Wisconsin’s wildlife […]
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Posted on May 13, 2016
Joel Pedersen: Exploring the unknowns of nanomaterials
Although so tiny they are invisible, it’s easy to see that nanomaterials are becoming a big thing. There are odor-fighting socks and antibacterial dishrags impregnated […]